Happy Lupercalia!
Happy Lupercalia!
Happy Lupercalia and all that jazz! Just finished a homage to the Lupa, I'd post more but I need to run to an AP Meeting and then to work. Bah.
Edit: While image hunting I came to the Wiki: Romulus and Remus page and noticed a couple of things:
Variations: According to pre-historical sources, the italian Roma were part of the Hroma tribe, originating from Indus valley. Descendants of the two neighbor-kingdoms Hroma and Sint, on opposite sides of the Indus river. The female wolf was their clan symbol, relative to the Asena myths found from Near East to Mongolia. During the first century (c. 70) the twins Romulus and Remus were added to the symbol and the city story.
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There, they were nursed by a wolf, Lupa in Latin. Lupa is a name for the priestesses of a fox goddess, leading to an alternative theory that the wolf was human.
I don't see any sources listed for these items and a quick web search just points to the wiki - anyone have other sources on these?